Julian Wintle (1913–1980) was a British film and TV producer who had

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. He is best remembered for his work on TV's '' The Avengers'', where he oversaw the transition of the series to film, the introduction of

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, and the subsequent international success, in what is considered by many to be the series "classic" years (1965–1967). He had a huge success with ''The One That Got Away''. Wintle was a member of the Bryanston Consortium from 1959 to 1963. For several years, in the early 1960s he was head of

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, and, together with Leslie Parkyn, a director of Independent Artists Ltd., which produced

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's ''

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'' (1963) among other projects. His sons are the musician and publisher Christopher Wintle and the writer Justin Wintle. He was the subject of a biography by Anne Francis, ''Julian Wintle. A Memoir'', London, Dukeswood, 1984. This contains an extensive filmography with many films listed for which he was executive producer.

Films

* '' The Dark Man'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' Hunted'' (1952) * '' The Sleeping Tiger'' (produced without credit) (1954) * '' Passage Home'' (1955) * '' High Tide at Noon'' (1957) * '' The One that Got Away'' (1957) * '' Breakout'' (1959) * '' Devil's Bait'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1959) – BAFTA Award winner * '' The Malpas Mystery'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' Circus of Horrors'' (1960) * '' Never Let Go'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1961) * '' Seven Keys'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1961) * '' Night of the Eagle'' (1962) * '' Play it Cool'' (1962) * '' Waltz of the Toreadors'' (1962) * '' Crooks Anonymous'' (1962) * '' The Fast Lady'' (1962) * '' Unearthly Stranger'' (1963) * '' Father Came Too!'' (1963) * '' Mister Jerico'' (1970) * '' Madame Sin'' (1972)

TV series

* '' The Human Jungle'' (1963–1964) * '' The Avengers'' (1965–1969)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wintle, Julian 1913 births 1980 deaths British film producers Film people from Liverpool People with haemophilia British people with disabilities 20th-century British people